{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/pensions-northern-ireland-order-1995/article-127",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/pensions-northern-ireland-order-1995/article-127.json",
  "legislation": "nisi/1995/3213",
  "legislation_title": "The Pensions (Northern Ireland) Order 1995",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/pensions-northern-ireland-order-1995",
  "path": "article/127",
  "kind": "article",
  "number": "127",
  "heading": "Up-rating of pensions increased under section 52 of Contributions and Benefits Act",
  "text": "For section 136 of the Administration Act substitute—\n“Up-rating under section 132 of pensions increased under section 52(3) of Contributions and Benefits Act.\n136 (1) This section applies in any case where a person is entitled to a Category A retirement pension with an increase, under section 52(3) of the Contributions and Benefits Act, in the additional pension on account of the contributions of a spouse who has died.\n(2) Where in the case of any up-rating order under section 132 above—\n(a) the spouse's final relevant year is the tax year preceding the tax year in which the up-rating order comes into force, but\n(b) the person's final relevant year was an earlier tax year,\nthen the up-rating order shall not have effect in relation to that part of the additional pension which is attributable to the spouse's contributions.\n(3) Where in the case of any up-rating order under section 132 above—\n(a) the person's final relevant year is the tax year preceding the tax year in which the up-rating order comes into force, but\n(b) the spouse's final relevant year was an earlier tax year,\nthen the up-rating order shall not have effect in relation to that part of the additional pension which is attributable to the person's contributions.”.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisi/1995/3213/article/127",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T04:42:36.088056+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}